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Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī

Theologians (mutakallimūn) · Sunni · 853–944 CE

At a glance

CategoryTheologians (mutakallimūn)
TraditionSunni
Lifespan853–944 CE
RegionSamarqand
RoleFounder of the Māturīdī school of Sunni theology
NoteCharted a middle path on free will and the divine attributes; influential among Ḥanafīs

Eponym of Māturīdism, the second great school of Sunni kalām alongside Ashʿarism.